by EAA | Dec 7, 2025 | Chapters in Action, Milestones, Ray Scholar, Youth Outreach
By Jeff Hess, EAA 1505814, EAA Chapter 586 Congratulations to TJ Hess, EAA 1366493, for his first private pilot solo on November 11! It was a great day for him to undertake this amazing milestone in his aviation career. The weather was perfect… no wind, cool...
by EAA | Nov 28, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Recreational, Why We Fly
By Aidan Lara and Ray Ballantyne, EAA 808555, EAA Chapter 430 President “By 2100z on Sunday, Oct. 26th, the TAFs were looking good for the flyout to Roche Harbor for Monday, Oct. 27th, so I sent out the ‘flyout is on’ announcement. By this time, I had 16 confirmed to...
by EAA | Nov 22, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Milestones, Ray Scholar, Young Eagles
By Patty Fulop, EAA 1049894, Geauga County Airport Community Outreach Coordinator Two local youths fly their first solo flights! The Geauga County Airport in Middlefield, Ohio, has remarkable groups that are part of the airport community. EAA Chapter 5 is a longtime...
by EAA | Nov 1, 2025 | Bits and Pieces, Chapters, Chapters in Action, EAA Canada, Homebuilding, Ray Scholar
By Kathy Lubitz, President, UPAC Michal first started coming to EAA Chapter 115 meetings with his dad, Piotr, while he was in high school. At the time, the chapter was rebuilding Jodel D-11 to use as a flying club aircraft. This particular aircraft was a barn find....
by EAA | Oct 23, 2025 | Chapters, Chapters in Action, Ray Scholar, Why We Fly, women in aviation, Young Eagles
By Mark Kolesar, EAA Lifetime 294238 The Flying Cloud Airport located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, was the site of the 2025 Girls in Aviation Day on September 20, 2025. Three local EAA chapters’ members — South St. Paul Chapter 1229’s Bill Steier, Julie Steier, and...
